#incorporating it into my everyday speech

[bloomingdarkgarden]

WHAT IN THE BOTTOMLESS DEPTHS OF THE CAULDRON

#acotar quote #incorporating it into my everyday speech #acotar

[hayatheauthor]

Crafting Character Voices And Distinct Dialogue

A well-crafted character voice can breathe life into your narrative, making readers feel as if they're eavesdropping on real people. Each character's dialogue should be as distinctive as their fingerprints, reflecting their personality, background, and motivations. 

Creating distinctive character voices is one of the first things I learned in my creative writing lessons. Whether you're a seasoned writer or just starting, understanding how to create authentic and unique character voices is a crucial skill. So, here’s my guide on how to personalise your dialogue. 

Understanding Your Characters

To craft dialogue that resonates, you must first get to know your characters inside and out. Dive deep into their psyche, exploring their backgrounds, beliefs, values, and desires. What drives them? What keeps them up at night? Understanding these intricacies is the foundation upon which you'll build their unique voices.

Additionally, consider their primary language or dialect. A character from Italy, for example, might have a different vocabulary and speech patterns than someone from India. For instance, an Italian character may use phrases or expressions unique to their culture, adding depth and authenticity to their voice. This not only provides cultural richness but also enhances the character's individuality.

Creating Distinctive Speech Patterns

Once you've delved into your characters' backgrounds and cultural influences, it's time to work on their speech patterns. Think of this as giving each character their own linguistic fingerprint. Here are some key elements to consider:

Unique Vocabulary: Each character should have a vocabulary that reflects their education, interests, and experiences. A well-read character might use more complex words, while a simpler character may prefer everyday language.

Sentence Structures: Pay attention to how characters structure their sentences. Some may favor long, flowing sentences, while others opt for brevity. This reflects their thought processes and personality.

Idioms and Colloquialisms: Characters from specific regions or backgrounds might use regional idioms or colloquial expressions. For example, a Texan character might say, "fixin' to" instead of "intending to."

Influences from Native Language: If your character speaks more than one language, consider how their native language influences their speech in another language. They might occasionally switch to their native language for emphasis or use idiomatic expressions from that language.

Accents and Pronunciation: If your character has a distinct accent, consider how this affects their pronunciation of words. You can subtly convey accents through dialogue without overdoing it, using phonetic spelling sparingly.

Tone Tags: Incorporating tone tags (e.g., nervously, confidently, sarcastically) can convey the character's emotions and attitudes during a conversation. These tags help readers understand the subtext of the dialogue.

Imagine a character named Maria, who hails from Mexico. She might use Spanish phrases when speaking English to emphasize her cultural background. Her speech could be peppered with warmth and expressions of hospitality, reflecting her upbringing.

Dialogue Tags and Character Expressions

Dialogue tags and character expressions are invaluable tools for conveying the nuances of character voices. They add layers to your characters' speech, giving readers insight into their emotions, intentions, and personalities.

While "said" is often your best friend because it's unobtrusive, don't hesitate to mix in other tags to convey mood and tone. For instance, instead of always using "said," consider alternatives like "whispered," "shouted," "murmured," or "replied." Choose tags that align with the character's demeanor and the context of the conversation.

Character expressions and actions:

Non-Verbal Communication

Beyond dialogue tags, describe how characters express themselves physically while speaking. Actions, gestures, and facial expressions can reveal a lot about a character's emotional state or their intentions. If a character nervously tugs at their collar while speaking, it conveys anxiety. If another character smirks while delivering a line, it hints at their amusement or mischief.

Using tone tags:

Incorporate tone tags like "nervously," "confidently," "sarcastically," or "gently" to clarify the character's tone of voice. These adverbs provide crucial context to the dialogue, helping readers understand the character's emotional state.

Social Influence

Remember that a character's social background can significantly influence their speech. For instance, a character from a wealthy background might use more formal language and have a refined way of speaking. They might avoid slang or contractions. In contrast, a character from a less privileged background might use colloquialisms, contractions, and have a more relaxed speech style.

Balancing character expressions and tags can breathe life into your dialogues, making them engaging and memorable for readers. Use them strategically to punctuate and emphasize key moments in your characters' conversations.

Balancing Consistency and Evolution

As you craft your characters' dialogue, it's crucial to strike a balance between consistency and evolution. Characters should maintain their unique voices throughout the story, but they can also grow and change. 

Consistency is key to character integrity. Readers should be able to recognize a character's voice from the beginning to the end of your story.

To achieve this create a character profile that includes detailed notes on their speech patterns, vocabulary, and idiosyncrasies. Refer back to your character profile whenever writing dialogue to ensure you stay true to their voice.

However, characters, like real people, can evolve and change over time. Events, experiences, and personal growth can influence how they speak. To reflect this evolution gradually introduce changes in their speech as they undergo character development. You can also use dialogue to convey their changing perspectives, priorities, or emotions.

For example, a shy character might start using more assertive language as they gain confidence throughout the story. Their evolution should feel natural and in line with their character arc.

By maintaining consistency while allowing for evolution, you can create dynamic and believable character voices that resonate with your readers.

Dialogue Exercises and Practice

First things first, get to know your characters like you're catching up with an old friend. Dive into their quirks, fears, what makes them tick, and what ticks them off. Once you've got a handle on that, it's time to let them speak their minds. Ever heard of character monologues? It's like giving your characters a stage to shine. Let them ramble, vent, or reminisce—it's like therapy for both you and your character.

Now, let's talk duets. Imagine pairing up two characters from different walks of life for a conversation. It's like a linguistic showdown, and you're the ringmaster. See how they bounce off each other, and you'll bring out their unique voices like a pro.

Last but not least, voice journals. Think of it as a diary for your characters. Let them jot down their innermost thoughts and feelings. It's like having a backstage pass to their minds.

Remember, mastering character dialogue is a journey, not a sprint. Your characters will evolve, and so will your knack for making their voices stand out.

Avoiding Stereotypes and Clichés

When creating character voices it's important to avoid those clichéd, overused character stereotypes. We've all seen them: the tough-as-nails detective with a whiskey habit, or the ditzy cheerleader who cares more about lipstick than world affairs.

As writers, our mission is to create characters that feel fresh, real, and relatable. So, let's steer clear of the tired old tropes and explore the vast spectrum of humanity.

Instead of falling into the trap of predictable character traits, dig deeper. Ask yourself: What makes your character tick? What are their quirks and passions? Sure, your character might be a brilliant scientist, but what sets them apart from every other lab coat-wearing genius out there?

Diversity is your friend here. Embrace the rich tapestry of human experiences and backgrounds. Give your characters unique voices that reflect their individuality, and you'll create characters that resonate with readers on a whole new level.

I hope this blog on Crafting Character Voices will help you in your writing journey. Be sure to comment any tips of your own to help your fellow authors prosper, and follow my blog for new blog updates every Monday and Thursday.  

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[hairybirthdayclown]

vi. astrology notes

*(not a pro. just for fun)

• i think cancer placements are quite intimidating & no one mentions this. any placement can be intimidating if they're in the wrong crowd but specifically for cancer, people who are not in tune with their feelings can find them quite intimidating. especially their overly emotional tendancies that can rub some people the wrong way. that's why they're quite hated because society was wired to deem such behaviour as weak.

• a mix of cancer & virgo in a natal chart can make someone very open to dealing with unpleasant feelings if it's something that has do be done in order to progress. i think they're also the type to have a "i'll do_____ when i become_____" mentality especially with 6H placements in the chart because they tend to be prone to perfectionism.

• just an observation, but from what i've gathered from my cringey/annoying classmates i had in highschool, most of them had air/fire Sun signs.

to clarify, when i say cringey i mean yelling tiktok audios which would disrupt class or saying unnecessary 'jokes' in which the teachers awkwardly & PAINFULLY had to fake laugh at. everyday was torture but they were a bit friendly. annoying would be randomly starting a fight with a teacher for a stupid reason.

• a person who i've been involved with that had the best energy & aura from all the people i've come across had Sun, Mercury & Mars opposite Uranus and Moon square Uranus. people who have a generational planet as one of their dominant planets have a very striking presence.

• i don't know if this has any sort of significance but my friends 3H cusp is in 10° & she doesn't like using slang unironically or altering her speech with whatever is trending on the internet at the moment like how most people incorporate it in theirs. she hates the word 'rizz' & etc.

• you can never go wrong with astrocartography. the place in which i'm going for higher education at is exactly where my Jupiter line is which will grant me growth, travel & major opportunities.

speaking of astrocartography, a friend of mine lives on her Pluto line & she constantly mentions how she wants to get out of the country & move away. not because it's anything severe but she says she has always felt the urge to leave.

• the last time Mars was transiting my 3H, my cousin got recruited for the military (Mars represents war), my other external family members were always being talked about by my parents more than usual in an disrespectful manner & one of my uncles was being quite demanding/assertive.

• as clichè as it sounds, a guy i know regularly travels to visit his mom & he has the Moon in 9H. my brother who has the same placement travels too from where he lives just to come home. the Moon represents your family, maternal figure & the 9H represents long distance travel.

• it can be difficult for people who have Mars square Neptune to manifest because you might be conflicted with how easy it is. they would rather achieve their goals the practical way especially if Mars is in aries, scorpio & capricorn. getting things out of the blue without doing the work might demotivate them.

thanks for reading :)

#cancer #astrology notes #astrology #moon signs #9th house #mars astrology #neptune aspects #astrocartography #jupiter #pluto placements #3rd house #uranus astrology #uranus aspects #air signs #fire signs #virgo placements #cancer placements

[ur-dad-satan]

I’m certain that MC would incorporate Vine into their everyday speech to harass the brothers. Like, I can imagine MC slowly becoming more and more feral by the day like:

MC: *jumping down half a flight of stairs and falling flat on their face*

Asmo & Mam: OMD!! MC are you okay?!

MC: *starting to get up* Mother TRUCKER, Dude. That hurt like a butt cheek on a stick! :D

Lucifer: MC, please refrain from doing dangerous things like that again. My blood pressure is high enough without your stunts.

MC: *rolls their eyes and smiles*

*.*.*.*.*.

Mammon: *running and screaming down the hallway* *runs into Lucifer* HELP!

MC: *stopping right in front of Lucifer with their hand behind their back*

Lucifer: MC, what do you have?

MC: *pulling out a big ass kitchen knife* A KNIFE!!

Mam & Luci: NO!

Luci: Why do you have that?!

MC: Mammon made me mad. I wasn't actually gonna hurt him. I was just gonna scare him. I love his cute little face too much! :D

Mam: *well mark me down as scared and horny* MC, What the hell??

MC: *blows a kiss to both of them and walks away*

#obey me shitpost #obey me crack #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me memes #obey me asmo #obey me mc #mc has gone feral #rip Lucifer's sanity #source: vine

[femsolid]

"Right from the cradle, girls and boys are spoken to somewhat differently, as they are handled differently, by their gender-conscious parents. Mothers and fathers tend to use a higher singsong register with baby girls, a sweet coo of “Isn’t she pretty?” as opposed to a brisk, jovial “Hey, how’s the little feller?” and “Look at the little guy!” Children are great imitators—how else are they going to learn?—and the process of mimicry in the child helps to set the speech pattern for the adult.

When men’s and women’s voice tones are compared with the respective size of their vocal tracts, the tonal differences are greater than the physical differences warrant. In feminine speech the voice is pitched toward the upper end of the natural range, the decibel level is reduced and the vowel resonances are thinned. Writes Jacqueline Sachs, who is pursuing this line of research, “Men may try to talk as if they are bigger than they actually are, and women may talk as if they are smaller.”

Speaking in feminine also produces wavering tones within a syllable and a careening range of pitch within a sentence to dramatize shades of meaning. Heard critically, the speaker sounds overly emotional and insecure. The masculine stereotype is a cool, terse monotone, the “Yup” and “Nope” of Gary Cooper. Ruth Brend, who diagrammed feminine intonation patterns, reports that they often end on the upswing. Swoops and glissandos, she believes, build into a sentence structure elements of politeness, surprise, hesitation and good cheer, and seem to beg for outside confirmation. Brend finds most men avoid speech patterns that do not terminate at the lowest level of pitch.

Some men do incorporate musical swoops and rising inflections. Indulgence in campy speech by portions of the gay male community is a puzzle to straights, who think they are imitating women. The ladies are expected to ooh and aah, and they usually comply.

It is not that the speech of men must be flatly without emotion. Skilled orators like Winston Churchill, Billy Graham, Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro and Hitler learned how to wring emotion from their audience by embodying passion in their own extravagant inflections —but politics and religion are certifiably masculine themes. The feminine, and gay masculine, infusion of passion into the stuff of everyday life is considered trivial, weak and sometimes unstable by heterosexual men.

On occasion they have a good point. Vocal expressions of passionate interest in clothes are objectively no less significant or understandable than emotional outcries over a football game, but how can a man relate to the woe, the utter tragedy, of “I just ruined a nail!”? Unless a person has invested daily time, patience and work toward the creation of a perfect set, a broken nail is peculiar cause for wailing. Feminine speech is charged with sudden upsets and crises (“I’ve got a run in my stocking!”; “I’m getting a pimple!”; “I gained two pounds!”) that are inexplicable to those not engaged in the struggle for feminine perfection."

- Femininity by Susan Brownmiller

#quote #femininity #gender #susan Brownmiller

[gothhabiba]

ooh could you elaborate on how the academic approach to social science topics varies across countries? and how different essay structures reflect those different approaches? what you said sounded interesting and i think it aligns with my experiences but im curious what exactly you had in mind

Not just the social sciences in particular but essay-writing in general is different from country to country, in terms of how essays are divided into different main “types” (e.g. summary, critical lens, argumentative, &c.); in terms of which tone is thought to be appropriate for which type of essay—how much you should argue forcibly and how much you should speculate or leave up to the reader; in terms of how much the language of an essay should mimick the language of speech (from “a subset of a spoken language that is considered formal” to “entire grammatical structures and verb tenses that don’t exist in spoken language” to “literally a completely different language"); in terms of what is an appropriate choice of subject for an essay of which type; in terms of how you should treat other writers whom your essay cites; &c. &c.

In the USA you tend to see, at least at the high school and lower collegiate levels, essays divided into an introduction that does specific things (introduces a wider topic, "narrows down" into the particular text or part of that topic being discussed, ends with a multi-part thesis statement explaining what you will argue); three or so body paragraphs that also do very specific things (argue one sub-point of the thesis statement, in order; begin with a topic sentence; continue with examples and arguments in support of the topic sentence, incorporating quotes to support your argument in one of a few specific ways and then analysing those quotes one by one; end with a sentence transitioning to the next paragraph); and then a concluding paragraph (opens with a restatement of the thesis; continues to summarise what has been argued; concludes with a statement of the broader relevance or importance of what the essay has argued). This will be called the "argumentative essay structure" or "hourglass essay" or "5-paragraph essay."

The tone should be forcefully argumentative, should not include statements such as "I think," "I believe," or anything else that seems too speculative (or indeed any first-person reference to the author at all); should not include any appeal to the reader to make up their own mind; &c. At a higher level, research essays should include sources, not so that these sources can be used to support the main point, but so that the essay's author can disagree with these sources in order to indicate that they are sufficiently "critical" and are contributing to their field (this is also true in the UK). Professors will probably want you to evaluate the assumptions that other writers are making, measure the merits of one writer's position against another, and argue for your own interpretation strongly and clearly in such a way that you don't seem to believe it to be an interpretation but rather demonstrably true. They may expect you to anticipate and 'disprove' counter-arguments that could potentially be levelled against your argument. The point is to 'convince' the reader of something. You'll often hear things like "you can argue whatever you want, as long as you can support it"; you are meant to chuse the topic and argument of a paper yourself, and a teacher or professor is not strictly meant to grade a well-structured essay poorly just because they disagree with you.

In terms of style, a sufficiently formal register (which excludes certain expressions and words used in everyday speech and in other kinds of writing, and includes others not used in speech) is expected; varied sentence structure is valued. At a lower level, you are expected to summarise enough background information to allow someone who has not read e.g. the novel you're talking about to understand your essay; at a graduate level, you may assume familiarity with the plot points of canonical texts.

These are all really particular ideas that go along with a specific philosophy about the purpose of writing in general, or in the social sciences and humanities in particular. They're not inherent to what "an essay" is (much less to what "writing" or "good writing" is).

French essay-writing is similarly extremely specific, but is completely different in structure. A successful French 'dissertation' (not 'dissertation' as in 'thesis'; basically an argumentative essay) needs to demonstrate strict adherence to a certain organisational structure. It should open with a 'problématique,' or central question / idea, which the entire essay will be conceptually and structurally centred around. Rather than arguing sub-points of a larger thesis one at a time, the essay's three body paragraphs are linked to each other with a dialectical, interrogative logic wherein the first paragraph will evaluate one side of a question (thesis), the second another side of the question or the opposite argument (anithesis), and the third will argumentatively compare these arguments (synthesis). Each segment of the essay should be more or less exactly the same length. These dissertations are further divided into 'thematic,' 'interrogative,' and 'implicit' essays, which each have their own expectations and guiding principles.

The first parts of the essay should not contain the author's own opinion or argument; this should be reserved for the concluding section, in which the student may relate their opinion to the arguments that they have discussed earlier. The introduction should include an overview of the structure of the essay. You are not asked to argue resoundingly for one point of view over another, but to examine a question from all sides, to evaluate it dialectically in its full complexity, and to evaluate different arguments with respect to the central question or idea against each other. Influential ideas about the topic are not cited just so that they can be argued against.

The style is expected to be, in my opinion, more clearly delineated from French as it is spoken than is the case for English-language essays; variation in sentence length or structure is not thought to be of importance; sentences of much greater length (as compared to standards for contemporary English-language writing) are considered acceptable. You should not introduce background information about the author, plot elements, publication date &c., which is considered extraneous to the essay's structure.

I know less about essay-writing in other academic cultures, but I'm sure information about this can easily be found. On a quick search, Japanese essays seem to be structured and styled quite differently from English-language ones, being more open to speculative statements such as "I think," and less insistent on front-loading a clearly delineated thesis statement.

In the Arabic-speaking world, memorisation, repetition, and recitation are highly valued in lower education. "Literacy" may look very different than a conception of "literacy" in the USA, where recitation of the Qu'ran with special attention given to its spelling and pronunciation (remember that this pronunciation will sometimes differ wildly from that of any language that students speak in their daily lives) may supercede analysis or interpretation of what is being read. Higher education tends to take place in Standard Arabic, a language in which correct expression is of religious importance. An abstract on Arabic-language essay-writing in Malaysian secondary school summarises the qualities of a successful essay-writer:

Students obviously have wide vocabulary; who able to create simple sentences; able to attach the Quranic verses, hadiths and virtuous phrase in their essay; know and able to make use of dictionary; master the techniques of memorizing main ideas of an essay and have group discussions and love writing. [...] They use various Arabic vocabulary and master in grammar. They are also skillful in using Arabic language to form correct sentences and also know how to utilize paragraphs for each content of the essay. Moreover they know when to use punctuations correctly.

Of course there are exceptions within any given country, university, or department, and essay-writing expectations differ by field and by level. I invite the reader to speculate about the potential ideological drivers of what is considered 'acceptable,' 'good,' or 'correct' versus 'undesirable,' 'inappropriate,' or 'unorganised' writing in different academic cultures.

#questions #Anonymous #long post

[mallory-likes-whales]

I am dangerously close to incorporating "you got it boss" into my everyday speech.

#the great plagues #nimona #this movie is creating a burrow in my brain

[hebrewbyinbal]

Students in my course already know how we Israelis incorporate language into our everyday speech:

Some terms are purely Hebrew, others are borrowed from English or different languages, and in some cases - both the Hebrew and non-Hebrew terms are used interchangeably.

Take "massage" for instance.

In Hebrew, it's עיסוי /ee-'sooy/, but you'll hear many say מסאז' /ma-'saj/ just as frequently.

So, if you're considering indulging in one while in Israel—and I wholeheartedly encourage it—feel at ease using whichever term comes more naturally to you.

It’s a win-win situation, allowing you to communicate effectively while also applying your language skills seamlessly.

Enjoy and relax – you've got this!

#massage #dog #dogblr #hebrew #learnhebrew #language learning #jumblr #Instagram

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

"Cat is not serenaded"

Description of a video on @everythingfox and appropriate enough. I, however plan on incorporating this phrase into my everyday speech to indicate my displeasure, disappointment, or disagreement ( the Three D’s).

Please join me.

#Cat is not serenaded

[stargazer-sims]

🖊 Haru

Thanks @dandylion240 ! Here you go!

Sakuharu Abe (a.k.a. Haru)

Haru is an only child, and he was raised by his maternal grandparents from practically the day he was born. His mother struggled with substance abuse from her mid-teens until the time of her death at age 19. She knew that she wasn't ready for him and couldn't take care of him, so when her parents said they would take him, she didn't resist. Haru's mother took her own life (deliberate drug overdose) when he was just eight months old. He doesn't remember her at all, and he's never known his father. He doesn't even know who his father is. To him, his grandparents are his parents (although he's fully aware that they're actually his grandparents).

Haru has learning challenges, and he had developmental delays and some fairly serious behavioural problems as a child. These were attributed to his mother's drug and alcohol use while she was pregnant with him, according to the multiple doctors and therapists his grandparents took him to. He was diagnosed with a type of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The medical professionals all agreed that Haru was lucky, because his delays could have been far worse, and he may have had lifelong physical disabilities as well as his learning disability. He'll always struggle with some things, but thanks to his grandparents' dedication to helping him learn and grow to the best of his ability, he manages to do reasonably well in his everyday life and has had typical social development.

From a young age, Haru loved music. He always loved to dance, and his grandmother would often find him bopping away in a corner of the room to "the music in my imagination, Grandmother!" When he was seven, he asked for guitar lessons. Learning to read musical notation proved frustratingly difficult for him, but he turned out to have an exceptional ear for music and clever fingers. He learned the mechanics of playing guitar, even if the formal study of music theory eluded him, and by the time he was in his early teens, he could play anything he wanted on his instrument.

Around that same time, he fell in love with rap, and realized that even though the physical act of writing was extremely difficult for him, he could still make his own lyrics. Instead of writing them down, he recorded them by dictating with speech-to-text on his phone. This is how he still composes his lyrics, but now he gets help from Taiji or Senjirō in refining them and incorporating them into the group's songs.

When he was sixteen, he was discovered at his school's talent show by a scout from Peak Entertainment. With his grandparents' permission, he signed a contract with Peak, and joined them as a trainee the following year. That's where he met Ryu, Keigo, Senjirō and Taiji (among many other trainees) and soon after, Sugar Valentine was officially formed.

#sapphire answers #Sakuharu Abe #sugarvalentine #tw substance abuse #tw suicide mention #tw learning disability #stargazersims

[ur-dad-satan]

I’m certain that MC would introduce Vine to all the brothers except Lucifer they would incorporate it into their everyday speech. Like, I can imagine MC overseeing one of Mam and Levi's arguments like:

MC: Levi chill the fuck out

Mam: Yeah, weeb! Chill out!

Levi: Don't fuck with me! I have the power of Lotan, and anime on my side! HHAAAAAAA

MC: Mammon, run!

#shitpost #incorrect obey me quotes #obey me shitpost #obey me crack #obey me mammon #source: vine

[ijustsmackedmynewtattoo]

The Myth of Objective Perspective

I’d like to piggyback off a point @froogboi made a few days ago. They state that it is important to recognize your emotions in order to recognize how they might affect you and your deductions as no one is a machine and it is unhealthy and absurd to suppress all your emotions for the sake of an unattainable level of objectivity. Dr. R.D. Lang points this out beautifully in his book “The Divided Self” where he discusses the problems with total objectivity, “The clinical psychiatrist, wishing to be more ‘scientific’ or ‘objective’ may propose to confine himself to the ‘objectively’ observable behavior of the patient before him. The simplest reply to this is that it is impossible...Nor is it neutral to see a smile as contractions of the circumoral muscles (Merleau-Ponty 1953). We cannot help but see the person in one way or another and place our constructions or interpretations on ‘his’ behavior, as soon as we are in a relationship with him...if I am sitting opposite you and speaking to you, you may be trying (i) to assess any abnormalities in my speech, or (ii) to explain what I am saying in terms of how you are imagining my brain cells to be metabolizing oxygen, or (iii) to discover why, in terms of past history and socio-economic background, I should be saying these things at this time. Not one of the answers that you may or may not be able to supply to these questions will in itself supply you with a simple understanding of what I am getting at” (pg 31-33). Ultimately it will do us heaps of good to remember that the people we are deducing are human just like us. They hurt, they laugh, they lie, they yell, they love and they desire human contact. And so do we. Pretending we don’t is setting yourself up for failure. I call back to Michael Calladeus’ first published case, “The Case of the Serial Extorter” in which they proposed that someone was intimidating young girls into giving out their nudes because they were an 18 year old with a credit card posting them on pornographic sites for money. The person who did this turned out to be a 14 year old boy who was interacting with these young girls because he got off on the intimacy and fear of doing something like this to a real person. 

Locus of Control

An extremely common stumbling block that we often incorporate without realizing is internal vs external locus of control. Often, we have an external locus of control view of ourselves and an internal locus of control perspective of others. An example being ‘I am late to work because traffic was horrible, and my alarm didn’t go off’ vs ‘Peter is late to work so he must not care about this job/managing his time.’ This can easily factor into our deductions in the form of assuming behavioral causes and then translating that into proof of an incorrect assumption by refusing to see the potential of emotion all in pursuit of “objectivity.” Real world examples include “their desk is messy today so they must be unorganized or lazy everyday which means those bite marks on their pencil must be from boredom because they don’t actually do much work” and an extremely common one that boggles my mind “they must be acting shifty and nervous because they’re lying and not because they are potentially anxious by my aggressive interrogation.” 

This is just a short rambling piggyback but it is still totally important to keep in mind when deducing.

#logical reasoning #logical deduction #deduction #psychology

[hotgirlcastiel]

'fuckass' has been such an important word that ive incorporated into my everyday speech she's like a brother to me

[carbud]

The World of Hearing

Participation Power Skill Post 

Hearing is an essential part of our everyday lives, and it is something that I value. My girlfriend suffers from single-sided deafness. She was diagnosed with this at the age of thirteen where she failed her hearing test. It was an unknown cause and the doctors are still trying to figure out the reason for this. Throughout her childhood she heard from both ears, however her hearing drastically changed over time. She would always have others speak to her on her left side and it was a challenge. She wore hearing aids throughout high school to help her, but they were not beneficial in any way. Once she started college, she made the decision to get a cochlear implant. This was a procedure she was putting off because she was simply nervous. She decided to receive the implant and it was life changing. The recovery process was a struggle, however she is doing amazing. When she wears the implant she can hear up to eighty percent. Without the implant she can only hear twelve percent. She is able to communicate better with others and feels comfortable and confident in doing so. During the process of receiving the cochlear implant, she received speech therapy. This has guided me towards becoming a speech language pathologist. Going to therapy with her has made me realize that I want to further help children who share the same story that she does. Being able to be there for my girlfriend through this journey is what is motivating me to reach my goals in becoming a speech pathologist. Sometimes it can be stressful finding out tips to become a speech pathologist or even how to get there. I did some searching and found strategies that can help individuals who are directing a career towards speech therapy. These links may be guidance for their future. Below I have added some links that I found helpful for speech therapy and cochlear implants. Comment on any links or sites that may be helpful for speech therapy or even cochlear implants.

Sites about speech therapy and cochlear implants 

https://www.healthline.com/health/speech-therapy

https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/cochlear-implants

https://www.asha.org/public/who-are-speech-language-pathologists/

How my blog meets Rheingold’s definition of “connective blogging”

Rheingold discusses that, “blogging is a way to find your voice and public, connect with others like-minded communities, improve your digital profile , influence others, and contribute to the commons.” From this blog, I hope to get others to connect to my blog and cochlear implants and speech therapy. I hope to connect with others who share a similar story as I do.

I decided that locating websites would be beneficial because it will help myself and others towards guidance in the topic of hearing as well as speech therapy. Rheingold states that “bloggers serve as intelligent filters for their public, by selecting, contextualizing, and presenting links of particular interests for the public”. He also believes that blog posts that incorporate links provide a connection. I think being able to connect with others who share similar ideas is important. When I placed the links here, I hope that they are helpful for others who view them. I have also asked others to comment on any links they come across that are useful in any way.

[brainfondue]

Since i say new words every now and then and incorporate them into my everyday vocabulary its always fascinating to see how quickly my friends start peppering them in their speeches after initial confusion

#btw the word is pipi and i use it to refer to people like hi pipi or hey pipis #brain storms

[gretchensinister]

🛒 What are some common things you incorporate in your fics? Themes, feels, scenes, imagery, etc.🎢 Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. Go on now. You know you deserve it. 😉

Common things that can be found in my fics, and writing in general, include dualities as part of a larger balance (not as a struggle), though the forces that oppose the protagonist often have the perspective that dualities must be in contentious opposition. It’s not always that high-concept, though. Another big thing in my fics is “falling in love with someone you are not supposed to fall in love with” this might just be the most common theme, and, yes, it is specifically related to my queer experience. It’s also, to me, the only really interesting way to write romance. This isn’t something that requires significant angst (though it sometimes does), the point is that when I write people falling in love, I want both of them to be acting outside of whatever templates for love they started off with. They have to figure out what love (and sex) mean to them without anything being automatic or standard. Smaller things—significant water, love me some significant water. Expansion of consciousness beyond everyday experience. Significant/eroticized consumption of food (this extends to cannibalism/vampirism).

The wildest ride question is funny to me because I think my answer will probably be different than that of someone else looking at my fics, mostly because I’m going to totally ignore the ones with the weirdest kinks because I think those are pretty straightforward, they’re just not to everyone’s taste. So, I have three personal candidates for wildest ride: “You’re Awful, I Love You,” chosen because it’s technically a crossover with Sinbad because of Eris as a character, and I was pantsing it way more than I usually do. “Without Contraries There Is No Progression,” chosen because that was the first fic I completed and I put like, everything I could think of into it, and though kink is not a criteria for a wild ride, specifically, the sex scenes in this one count because they were the *first* I published and they were not vanilla at all, and not even non-vanilla in a common way. The third candidate is the Apotheosis AU because that has the most experimental writing style to try and showcase nonhuman consciousness, human consciousness transforming into nonhuman consciousness, and includes the end of Earth via the expansion of the sun and the creation of a whole new planet, which is a copy of Earth from one inhuman character’s memory of it. The eight-person polyamorous relationship at the heart of it is almost incidental.

I think one of my strengths as a writer is approaching emotionally complex/difficult situations using language and strategies that make sense for the characters within their particular settings. Which is to say, very few (none) of the characters I write have gone to therapy in the 2020s in America, and they therefore do not speak as though they have. Sometimes too much is said. Sometimes it takes ages and ages to get to the point. Sometimes secrets linger. Sometimes there’s reckless forgiveness. I’d also like to think I’m good at avoiding putting forms of speech that only occur in particular internet subcultures into the dialogue of characters that definitely are not part of those subcultures.

#marypsue #meme